As our generation progresses towards a technologically improved arena, the bulk of marketing is typically catered online via social media portals. However, it is still pertinent to take consideration of the opportunities traditional marketing can do for brands and agencies. Underestimating the power of this would be a mistake. The general audience markets their attention towards inventive and artistic marketing campaigns. So, why give them anything short of this? Find a Design, One of a Kind When it comes to marketing, the foreground and background matter just as much if not more. The ability to provide compelling and aesthetic graphics shapes your consumers’ future investments with the company’s products. Content generation is an imperative one to consider, as its initial proficiency to grab attention can yield a concrete impression. Multimedia Encyclopedia Photos, songs and marquee effects are resources for further advancement with product promotions. You typically have a lot of freedom when it comes to what you can do with designing a campaign or even when it comes to testing out the general marketing sphere. Creating a media-savvy website can become the link to millions of subscribers and potential consumers. Hard Sell, No Sell

While the bulk of marketing efforts reside with increasing sales, content marketing focuses on a more intuitive level of conveying product assessment for their consumers. This is a way for consumers to really understand the value of the products they are going to buy. By creating a threshold of information readily online, educated consumers retain information longer.

User-Friendly, Product-Friendly

Content generation utilizes several adaptive components, one of which is the integration of consumer or user-oriented tidbits. It is important to retain constructive professionalism to drive the overall brand/product; however the incorporation of user-friendly tips, tricks and even suggestive feedback on a forum can increase product usage. Consumers are more likely to believe testimonies from other consumers if there is a sense of commonality.

Consume to Resume Keeping your consumers wanting more may not necessarily be the best approach. Consumers more often forget or lose interest to buy more products. Therefore, the best time to engage consumers is when they are already in a state of “buying”. By providing accessible links to new products on the side scroll and advertisements from left to right; this will grab hold of the consumer’s attention span for the short duration of time they are on the website. Sharing is Caring As we all know, social media generates millions and millions of fans worldwide. For this reason, marketing should provide links to their Facebook, Twitter, and Google pages. With the development of the “like” feature on Facebook and the enhanced ability to “share” links via these websites, the efforts to increase product notability are boundless. Offline, Online  Creating a fusion of online and offline activities will profit you in the long-run. While an online façade remains vital, reaching outside of the online community is much more impressive. By teaming up with community opportunities such as sporting events and televised announcements, content marketing is truly brought to life. Not only do products receive grand exposure, but the target demographic increases with new prospective consumers. There are several ways to increase content marketing. If you find one method lacking, try a new one. Ticketbud encourages you to use effective marketing and is here to assist you with any event ticketing sells to sell tickets online. With the amount of social media websites out there, it is important to check out every opportunity that arises. Ticketbud is social media friendly, so find us on our Facebook! Article inspiration courtesy of: http://mashable.com/2012/04/11/lessons-content-marketing-greatest-hits/]]]]> ]]>

Parkinson's, a disease resulting from the death of dopamine-generating cells, affects millions of Americans touching the lives of both friends and loved ones. Its physical symptoms such as tremors, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking serve as a constant and heartbreaking reminder of the affected's suffering and warn us of its much more troubling non-physical consequences. Because April is Parkinson's Awareness month, now is a great time to play your part in finding a cure for this disabling disease. Parkinson's causes physical pain in those diagnosed with the disorder and emotional pain in their loved ones, but the Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for this destructive disease. Their mission to deliver patients better treatments, and eventually a cure, is pursued through well-funded research and a tireless dedication to raising awareness.  The Foundation is aware of treatment research's lengthy process, and works as a catalyst to speed up drug development. Since its founding, The Foundation has funded over $285 million in Parkinson's research, a number made possible with the help of many selfless donors.   Ticketbud admires The Michael J. Fox Foundation's tenacity and is thrilled to provide online ticketing to a host of members from Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising arm of the MJFF, as they raise money and awareness around the country.

• In the Northeast, Team Fox NYC Young Professionals is hosting its 3rd Annual Team Fox Young Professional's Sunday Funday to raise money for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Each ticket to this event includes food from local NYC restaurants, an open bar, access to great raffle items, and much more!

• On the opposite side of the country, Team Fox Young Professionals of San Francisco is hosting its own benefit for Parkinson's research. Tickets to their Tuesday Night Trivia event will include entrance into the trivia tournament as well as a free beverage and appetizers.

• And in the Midwest, Team Fox Young Professionals of Chicago are hosting Party Like a Fox, a fantastic night of fun complete with wine and food tastings, dancing, and networking.

As a company founded on the principles of altruism and helping others, Ticketbud is honored to sell tickets for events that aid The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Team Fox in achieving their ultimate mission to find a cure for Parkinson's disease and preserve the precious lives of those we love.  Please visit the Team Fox and Michael J. Foundation website for more information about donating and how you can help make Parkinson's a thing of the past.

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What says springtime more than a pound of juicy, flavorful crawfish! Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant is satisfying everyone's craving for New Orleans-style cuisine at the Mixin' Pink Crawfish Boil event on Friday, April 20 at 6 p.m! Lucy's will provide fresh boiled cajun crawfish and complimentary beverages while event attendees enjoy mingling with the young and innovative members of the Young Professionals for the Cure. Tickets for this mouthwatering event are available for only $10, which includes your meal of crawfish with all the fixins and a beverage. From each ticket sale, $3 will be donated to the Austin affiliate of Susan G. Komen's Young Professionals for the Cure! Young Professionals for the Cure is dedicated to creating a world without breast cancer by raising breast cancer awareness, providing volunteer support, and raising funds through creative programs. Ticketbud is honored to provide online ticketing for this great cause so come on out to Lucy's and get your crawfish fix for this season!]]]]> ]]>

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One may find it surprising that those with developmental disabilities do not have the same rights to an education as those with a greater intellectual advantage.  Fortunately, the Texas Cowboys, a student organization that has played a vital role at the University of Texas, have seen the issue's importance and are doing something about it as they raise funds at their Spring BBQ 2012!

Texas Cowboys are notably recognized as a premier men's service organization that contributes their leadership, character, spirit on campus to the University of Texas. Because of their spirited presence, The University grants the Cowboys the privilege of firing "Smokey", the original University of Texas cannon, at all its home football games.

The Texas Cowboy motto, "Give the best you have to Texas, and the best will come back to you" is at the heart and soul of the organization. The Cowboys live up to their motto each year at their spring fundraiser for The Arc of the Capital Area, an organization dedicated to the equality in education cause.  The Arc of the Capital Area is a steadfast nonprofit organization that is committed to promoting independence and choice by providing individualized services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We at Ticketbud are proud to help the Texas Cowboys with the online ticketing for their Spring BBQ on Wednesday, April 25, and believe that this tradition is a great way to benefit the cause.  Lunch, which includes a hearty plate of brisket, sausage, beans, mashed potatoes, and a refreshing iced tea, will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m on the UT campus at Gregory Gymnasium.

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Location is Key The expansive nature of social media generates numerous ways for people to utilize their surroundings via their smartphones. Everything from the process of checking-in on Facebook to Foursquare amounts to some degree of recognition, serving as a didactic reference to your friends and co-workers of the latest “hot spots”.  Event planners need to acquaint themselves with this holistically and potentially draw further incentives to cater to their pool of attendees at these localized events. Think Outside the Box When putting on an event, it is imperative to be creative.  Thinking outside of the box requires you to venture ideas that have not been done before. While the possibilities are limitless, our generation has taken tolls to integrate social media into everything we do.  Event planners can find innovative ways to entice participants by creating video logs, conducting raffle contests and humoring the crowd with tasteful guest appearances. There is hope that in the future, people will be able to naturally take advantage of a variety of social media resources to create an integrative network of communication from the beginning to end of an event. Tweet Tweet One can never doubt the power of Twitter. Its existence since the millennium has soared and some can argue that it might even give Facebook a run for its money.  Twitter’s easily accessible news feed remains highly attractive to their users without all the fluff and unnecessary news feed that Facebook has. For this reason, event planners value the use of Twitter as a promotional gateway for people to get a serial feed of what to expect at an event before it event happens.  While many companies resort to using it for product promotion and marketing, a great majority of people typically use it on the basis of relationship building. In the course of hosting an event, the smart thing to do is to incorporate “shout outs” to other companies supporting or partnering the event. Set Yourself Apart While the measures for success and turnout in any event are crucial to consider; the event planner themselves have to establish a sense of identity to garner future prospective clients.  Optimizing full use of their resources, event planners should establish a relatively updated website including past events planned, testimonies and an aesthetically pleasing foundation. This will not only boost clientele but set a solid status within your networking community. Ticketbud wishes you the best of luck with planning  for your future events and invites you to consider us when using online ticketing to sell tickets online for your event.  The pool of social media outlets are constantly changing, all the while the opportunities to expand are limitless. Article inspiration courtesy of: http://mashable.com/2010/10/04/event-planning-social-media/ photo credit: Brooklyn Museum via photopin cc    ]]]]> ]]>

Ticketbud can think of no better way to spring into your summer than to kick it with your friends at the "Mos Def: Live in Montreal" concert in Montreal, Canada! If you haven't heard the Grammy and Golden Globe nominated actor and artist's music, it goes back to the genre's roots and maintains that old school hip-hop vibe we all love to jam to.  Along with gaining fame for his work with Talib Kweli and on the hit comedy "Chappelle's Show," his introspective lyrics flow with an authenticity rarely seen today. Arriving on June 15, Mos Def will bring his unique talent and energy to Montreal for the first time ever as a solo act! Hosted by Ricky D. Events, Escape Entertainment, and Iamelegant.com at the gorgeous L'Olympia theatre, the event will begin at 7pm and last until your hip-hop craving is filled.  The Narcicyst, Nomadic Massive, Manchild, and The Funkwagon will also accompany the hip-hop giant to fill an incredible musical lineup.   Tickets for this exciting event are only C$42, so mark your calendar for June 15 to be a part of the the hip-hop hysteria. Ticketbud is proud to provide online ticketing for an artist as poetically true as Mos Def so be sure to get your tickets soon for an incredible night of music and non-stop fun!]]]]> ]]>

In an intricate game as unique and versatile as handball, one cannot begin to fathom how competitive and intense these events truly are. With the onset of the Olympic Games this summer fast approaching, the participating contenders of  the Pinsent Mason's London Handball Cup 2012 step up to this challenge in a action-filled weekend at the beautiful Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London! Handball fans everywhere will be thrilled to see such a variety of teams including Tunisia, Argentina, South Korea and, of course, Great Britain as they go head-to-head in consecutive matches and vie for the ultimate glory of becoming the champions of the London Handball Cup! Tickets for this exciting event, which goes from April 5th to April 7th, are available for only 6 pounds and children can go for free. There is also special offer for handball members using codes from EHA and SHA! Ticketbud is excited to provide online ticketing for such an incredible sporting event so whether your in London preparing for the Olympics or just on vacation, be sure to check out what promises to be a weekend of non-stop handball action and athleticism!]]]]> ]]>